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List of Baptist churches in Leicester
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In Leicester in Leicestershire, UK there been have been numerous places of worship of various denominations, including the Baptists. The first congregation of Baptists in Leceister was founded 1651. Numerous chapels were built subsequently, many in the 19th century. Leicester in that period was called the ‘Metropolis of Dissent’ with a large number of non-conformist chapels and churches, among them Baptist. One of the grandest was the "Pork Pie Chapel" (the Belvoir Street Chapel) built in 1845 to a design by Joseph Hansom. As of 2008, there were 13 active Baptist churches in the city. The following is a list of Baptist church buildings in the city, both closed and open, the several of which are Grade II listed buildings. Open churches *Braunstone Avenue / Hallam Crescent East, Friar Lane & Braunstone Baptist Church *Buckminster Road, Archdeacon Lane Memorial Baptist Church *Charles Street, Central Baptist Church (1830), a Grade II listed building (1074071) *Harrison Road, Carey Hall *Linden Street / Gedding Road, Baptist North Evington Free Church *London Road, Stoneygate Baptist Church (1914) *Loughborough Road, Union Church *Lutterworth Road, Aylestone Baptist Church *Main Street Evington, a Grade II listed building (1361414) *Narborough Road, Robert Hall Memorial Baptist Church, (1901) *Park Hill Drive, Zion Chapel *Uppingham Road (identified by Leicester City Council, in 2016, for its architectural quality, townscape value or historical interest) *Wharf Street North, Carley Evangelical Baptist Church Changed denomination *Clarendon Park Road, Clarendon Park Baptist Church, now ecumenical *Clarendon Park Road, Knighton Public Hall Church, now Chinese Christian Closed churches * Archdeacon Lane (1836-1936) * Alfred Street, Trinity Chapel (1840-1890), now known as Hanson Hall, a Grade II listed building (1361372) * Burgess Street( before 1843, probably closed by 1848) * Ingold Avenue, Socking Farm (1955) * New Walk, Leicestershire Sunday School Union Memorial Hall (1882) * Newarke Street, Providence Chapel (1835, taken over by the Baptists, destroyed in an air raid in November 1940) * St Peter's Lane, Ebenezer Chapel (1803) * Soar Lane (before 1843, being used by the Quakers in 1848) See Also
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